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RESPECT- A core Core Virtue

“I promise to respect and care about my school and other Dragons.” Have you wondered why this is the first line of our Dragon Pledge? Respect is such an important trait to have as it forms the foundation for every relationship you have in your life. When you show respect for others, relationships are more enjoyable, friendships last longer, and people are more willing to help you when you need support. Respectful people show Compassion, Gratitude, Forgiveness, and Responsibility. You can say that Respect is a core Core Virtue. When the Dragon Pledge talks about respecting and caring for your school, not only does that mean your teachers, aides, and fellow students, but it also means caring for our building and equipment. When our building is not respected and damaged, we have to spend money to fix it that could be spent on other things to make your classrooms better. When Chromebooks are handled carelessly and broken, we spend money to repair them instead of on fun activities or new technology that makes learning more enjoyable. Respecting Flagstaff Academy property should be just as important to you as others respecting your property. When our school is not respected, it costs money that we could spend in better places.DID YOU KNOW?

Every day, Flagstaff Academy becomes a small city of 1,000 people on just seven acres of space? That’s bigger than some towns in Colorado.

Every year, we spend over $75,000.00 to clean our building each night, and another $50,000.00 per year fixing things that break so that you have a clean, safe school every day?

Each time a door is kicked open, a toilet tank broken, or a bathroom door broken, damage can cost over $800 to repair it? Think about how many of these are in our building.

Each time graffiti is put in a bathroom, a classroom, or on the outside of the building, it can cost us hundreds of dollars to clean?

We only have a set amount of money to spend each year to make Flagstaff Academy great? When unexpected expenses come up, we may not be able to buy something we wanted because of the unexpected repair costs.

So next time you say the Dragon Pledge, think about how you will show Respect for your school and other Dragons. Think about how you would like others to treat your property. Look around this amazing, colorful school and think about how you and your friends are going to show respect on a daily basis so we can spend our money on improving your experience, not fixing damage.Have a great Winter Break!Wayne GrangerExecutive Director